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University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC-LIU Postgame Notes
March 19, 2011 | Men's Basketball
March 19, 2011
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• Tyler Zeller (32) and John Henson (28) both set career scoring highs in tonight's game. It was the first time two Tar Heels scored 25 or more points in an NCAA Tournament game since the 1972 Final Four, when Robert McAdoo (30) and Dennis Wuycik (27) accomplished that against Louisville in the third-place game.
• Zeller's 32 points equal the sixth-most by a Tar Heel in an NCAA Tournament game and the most since Tyler Hansbrough had 33 versus Michigan State in the 2007 East second round in Winston-Salem. It was the 12th 30-point game by a Tar Heel in 142 NCAA Tournament games.
• Zeller was 14 for 19 from the free throw line. The 19 attempts tie the UNC record in an NCAA Tournament game. Tommy Kearns also attempted 19 versus Syracuse in the 1957 East Regional final. Zeller's 14 free throws made tie for the second-most by a Tar Heel in NCAA Tournament play. Tyler Hansbrough made 14 versus Georgetown in the 2007 East final and Kearns made 14 against Syracuse in 1957.
• John Henson also had 11 rebounds and six blocked shots. It was his seventh consecutive double-double, 13th consecutive game with 10 or more rebounds and the six blocks tie the UNC record for an NCAA Tournament game (Warren Martin had six vs. Middle Tennessee State in 1985 and Rasheed Wallace had six vs. Georgetown in 1995). Henson has 109 blocks this season (second-most in school history) and 169 for his career (tying Eric Montross for fifth all-time by a Tar Heel). Henson's 13 straight double figure rebound games are the most since Billy Cunningham had 40 in a row in 1962-64.
• UNC blocked 10 shots as a team, tying its season high (done previously against Lipscomb and Saint Francis). The 10 blocks tied the second-most in UNC NCAA Tournament history and the most since blocking 10 versus George Mason in 2006.
• Harrison Barnes had 24 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. It was his third double-double of the season. His 16 rebounds are the most by a Tar Heel in NCAA Tournament play since Sean May had 17 versus Iowa State in the 2005 East second round.
• Carolina scored 102 points, the 11th 100-point game in UNC's NCAA Tournament history and the most since scoring 108 versus Arkansas in the 2009 second round. It was the fourth 100-point game for Carolina this season.
• Zeller (32), Henson (28) and Barnes (24) combined for 84 points, the most by any three players this season for UNC in a game. The previous high was 72 versus Clemson in the ACC Tournament semifinals (Barnes had 40, Henson had 18 and Zeller 14).
• Henson and Barnes both had double-doubles. The last time two Tar Heels had double-doubles in the same NCAA Tournament game was against Villanova in the 2005 East semifinal, when Sean May and Raymond Felton did so.
• Kendall Marshall had 10 assists, the fourth time in the last seven games he's tallied 10 or more assists. It was the most assists by a Tar Heel in an NCAA Tournament game since Ed Cota had 10 against Stanford in the 2000 second round.
• Carolina is now 103-39 all-time in NCAA Tournament play, the most wins by any school in the nation (Kentucky is second with 102 entering its Saturday game).
• Roy Williams is now 56-18 in NCAA Tournament play, the third-most wins in NCAA Tournament history. His teams have won at least one game in 21 consecutive NCAA Tournaments in which he has coached. Tonight's game was Williams' 74th NCAA Tournament game, moving him ahead of Lute Olson for third-most all-time.
• UNC is now 28-1 in NCAA Tournament games played in the state of North Carolina, including the last 24 in a row and a 10-0 mark in Charlotte.
• The Tar Heels are now 20-7 as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and 6-0 versus No. 15 seeds.
• Long Island's 87 points are the most by an opponent in an NCAA Tournament game against UNC since Georgetown had 96 in overtime in the 2007 East Regional final and the most in a regulation game by an opponent since Texas Tech beat Carolina 92-73 in the 1996 East second round.
